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Sell me/Unsell Me on Star Trek Icons and Star Trek Advetures

Started by Abraxus, November 11, 2017, 12:00:27 AM

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Abraxus

November 11, 2017, 12:00:27 AM
The first rpg was the one from Last Unicorn the second is more recent from Modiphius Entertainment. No edition warring please. I am also not interested in Fasa Trek or Decipher or any other Trek rpgs. I'm not sure which to buy and want to hear both the good and bad about both rpgs.

Piestrio

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November 11, 2017, 07:42:58 PM
Icons is a mess. Like the books borderline don't make any sense. They are gorgeous and the tone is spot on but when I was looking to run a trek game I just didn't want to spend the time making sense of the thing.
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Abraxus

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November 11, 2017, 10:59:30 PM
I heard the opposite that the Decipher version of Icons which was called Coda were poorly organized. Are you sure your not confusing the two?

Piestrio

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November 12, 2017, 11:08:15 AM
Decipher is also very poorly organized. Admittedly, It's been a while since I ran my ST game but I remember thinking Icons was just too much work despite looking really cool.

I ended up using Coda and it was very much a "well, I guess this is the best I'll get" type decision. IMHO there isn't a really good out of the box Star Trek system.
Disclaimer: I attach no moral weight to the way you choose to pretend to be an elf.

Currently running: The Great Pendragon Campaign & DC Adventures - Timberline
Currently Playing: AD&D

HappyDaze

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November 12, 2017, 03:56:46 PM
Star Trek Adventures is a narrative 2d20 game. If you liked the narrative elements from Mutant Chronicles 3e, then you'll love them here. If you like old fashioned games with in-character immersion (or a GM that doesn't have to wait until players give him the points to spend to activate the bad guys' abilities), then give it a pass.

Icons did require some house rules to make it work. I did a lot of them back in the day, but I think all of the sites that had them are long silent.

RPGPundit

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November 14, 2017, 01:49:14 AM
I've never been into either.
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